# New Ticket Created by Trey Harris # Please include the string: [perl #131262] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=131262 >
Given *RedefErr.pm6*: use v6.c; unit class RedefErr; method foo() { -4; } method four() { IntStr.new(4, "four"); } BEGIN { ::?CLASS.^add_method('foo', ::?CLASS.^method_table<four>) }; attempting to use the package gives the following compile-time error: $ perl --version This is Rakudo version 2017.03-123-gcb27bce built on MoarVM version 2017.03-87-g5d73bf4 implementing Perl 6.c. $ perl6 -MRedefErr ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling /home/trey/src/HandlesBug/lib/RedefErr.pm6 (RedefErr) An exception occurred while evaluating a BEGIN at /home/trey/src/HandlesBug/lib/RedefErr.pm6 (RedefErr):8 Exception details: ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling Package 'RedefErr' already has a method 'foo' (did you mean to declare a multi-method?) at : $ Note the message completes with at :. It should give a more useful error message about where the redefinition actually occurred.